Gonepteryx

Gonepteryx
Gonepteryx rhamni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Subfamily:	Coliadinae
Tribe:	Goniopterygini
Genus:	Gonepteryx Leach, 1819
Species
16, see text
Synonyms
Gonoptera Billberg, 1820 Rhodocera Boisduval & Leconte, [1830] Goniapteryx Westwood, 1840 (preocc. Goniapteryx Perty, 1833) Goniopteryx Wallengren, 1853 Goniopteryx Burmeister, 1878 Gonopteryx Schatz, [1886]

16, see text

Gonepteryx is a genus of butterfly in the Pieridae family. They live in Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. They are commonly known as brimstones for the bright yellow colour of the wings of most species.

It contains the following species:

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